Although Black Zetsu, relying on his superior speed, had moved later but arrived first.
He could have thrust his black rod into Minato Namikaze's chest before the fire god sword in Minato Namikaze's hand descended.
But he had clearly underestimated Minato Namikaze.
In the original story, Minato Namikaze had the feat of 'instantly killing fifty Jonin'.
He relied on the almost cooldown-less Flying Thunder God Technique!
Whoosh!
The glee in Black Zetsu's eyes turned to shock. The Minato Namikaze before him suddenly vanished, and his black rod stabbed only empty air.
In the next second, Minato Namikaze's figure appeared beside Uchiha Obito, whom Black Zetsu had thrown away.
At this moment, the four Kage-level powerhouses of Konoha Village, who were maintaining the Four Red Yang Formation, finally reacted. They decisively dispelled the formation and rushed with all their might towards Black Zetsu, who was attempting to assassinate Minato Namikaze.
"You arrogant fool, leave your life here!"
Hiruzen Sarutobi roared in fury.
"You won't succeed!"
Jiraiya's face showed lingering fear. He had just witnessed Minato Namikaze nearly being impaled through the chest by the black rod, followed by boundless anger towards Black Zetsu.
Tsunade and Orochimaru remained silent, but it was clear they were also using their full power, intending to crush Black Zetsu into dust!
The four attacked from four directions, blocking all of Black Zetsu's potential escape routes.
But Black Zetsu's face wore only a strange smile. He let out a disdainful sneer, ignoring their angry shouts, and sank down, his entire body merging into the ground.
"Earth Release: Hiding in Rock Technique!"
Seeing this, Jiraiya immediately performed a Ninjutsu, turning the ground where Black Zetsu was into a vast swamp, trying to use this technique to restrict Black Zetsu's movement.
But it was ineffective. After sinking into the ground, Black Zetsu was like a fish in water, disappearing in an instant.
"Go help Minato!"
All four were seasoned warriors. They immediately turned and rushed towards the location of Minato Namikaze and Uchiha Obito... "Stop struggling, Obito!"
Minato Namikaze teleported beside Uchiha Obito using the Flying Thunder God, his expression solemn as he said:
"Return your soul to the Pure Land!"
The blazing fire god sword in Minato Namikaze's right hand descended with immense force, while a large sphere of Chakra gathered in his left hand—his signature Ninjutsu, the Rasengan.
"Infernal Purgatory: Wind, Thunder, Dance, Roar, Dazzling Flash!"
Right hand fire god sword, left hand Rasengan—two extremely lethal moves were directed at Uchiha Obito.
"The one who should die is you!"
In an instant, Minato Namikaze's attacks reached Uchiha Obito.
Shockingly, Uchiha Obito's body suddenly became intangible, causing Minato Namikaze's attacks to pass harmlessly through his body without causing any damage.
"Come and take a look at my world! Minato Namikaze!"
Uchiha Obito turned his head, his face twisted with boundless hatred.
In his blood-red Sharingan, a triangular shuriken pattern spun wildly, as if channeling immense energy, forming a vortex of air currents. A tremendous force surged forth, attempting to suck Minato Namikaze inside.
It turned out that earlier, when Black Zetsu rescued Uchiha Obito, he had quietly undone the Eight Trigrams Sealing Style on Uchiha Obito, allowing him to once again mobilize Chakra and use his Sharingan abilities.
He had held back, waiting precisely for this moment to ambush Minato Namikaze!
Minato Namikaze's body passed through the intangible Uchiha Obito, leaving his back wide open. With his left hand holding the fire god sword and his right hand the Rasengan, he couldn't form hand seals to use a Ninjutsu to evade the Kamui vortex in time.
The situation became critical!
At this moment, dropping the fire god sword or dispersing the Rasengan to free a hand for hand seals would definitely be too late.
Uchiha Obito's Kamui enveloped Minato Namikaze with immense suction. The sensation was like sinking into the ocean depths, with immense pressure covering every inch of his body, making even moving a finger increasingly difficult.
In that split second, Minato Namikaze thought of a way to save himself.
After passing through the intangible Uchiha Obito, Minato Namikaze's front was only tens of centimeters from the ground.
Struggling against Kamui's suction, he planted his left foot on the ground and kicked backward with his right foot, resembling the kick of an animal like an ox or horse.
Although it looked inelegant, in the heat of the moment, Minato Namikaze's move proved effective.
Uchiha Obito, while maintaining Kamui, couldn't immediately switch back to his intangible state. He was kicked squarely in the chest by Minato Namikaze, nearly breaking his ribs.
Thud!
Suffering the heavy blow, Uchiha Obito was sent flying through the air with a look of disbelief, unable to suppress a mouthful of blood that sprayed out.
Zzzzt!!!
Suddenly, as if a thousand birds were chirping all around, a flash of lightning streaked by.
Thwack!
Uchiha Obito, who was falling, was intercepted. A hand suddenly protruded from his abdomen, crackling with dancing electrical light.
"Obito! You! Deserve! Death!"
A voice brimming with boundless, suppressed fury rang in Uchiha Obito's ears. It was unmistakably Kakashi Hatake!
Kakashi Hatake had appeared outside the Four Red Yang Formation. When the sudden change occurred and Black Zetsu emerged, rescued Uchiha Obito, and threw him outside the formation, Kakashi Hatake was very close by.
However, Kakashi Hatake's current strength was clearly still somewhat lacking compared to the others present, especially someone like Minato Namikaze, who flashed around with the Flying Thunder God—a speed he couldn't hope to match.
Only after Minato Namikaze had successively clashed with Black Zetsu and Uchiha Obito did Kakashi Hatake unleash the 'Chidori', striking from below and severely wounding Uchiha Obito as he landed!
Moreover, Kakashi Hatake had witnessed the entire fight. During the earlier Quiz Test, he had already seen Uchiha Obito attack Minato Namikaze, attempting to kill the teacher he respected.
At that time, Kakashi Hatake was very angry, but it was still separated by a screen.
Now, seeing Uchiha Obito attack Minato Namikaze with his own eyes, the fury in Kakashi Hatake's chest was completely ignited. Disregarding all past feelings, he directly used his sure-kill Ninjutsu—'Chidori'!
"Obito! You damned bastard! You actually dared to lay a hand on Teacher Minato!"
Kakashi Hatake withdrew his hand, extinguishing the Chidori, and threw Uchiha Obito to the ground.
"Now, I can't forgive you either! You brought this upon yourself!"
Kakashi Hatake's eyes were red. Just moments ago, he had pleaded for Uchiha Obito's sake to Minato Namikaze.
Even after being refused and scolded, he hadn't regretted it.
But now, he wished he could personally kill this former best friend, simply because Uchiha Obito had crossed his bottom line.
Ever since his father, Sakumo Hatake, committed suicide in his childhood, Kakashi Hatake had spent several years in a daze. It was only after joining Minato Namikaze's team that he felt warmth again. In his heart, Minato Namikaze held a position akin to a father.
"Then come and kill me! I'll give you the chance!"
"Otherwise, give me back my eye!"
Blood continuously flowed from the large hole in Uchiha Obito's abdomen, and his face was smeared with blood, making him look like a demon at this moment.
He shouted furiously, his Sharingan spinning once again as he used Kamui. Immense suction enveloped Kakashi Hatake.
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